UPSC Notification : Indian Forest Service Examination 2014

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Dholpur House, Shahjahan road, New Delhi – 110069, has released the notification of Indian Forest Service Examination (IFS), 2014.

From this year, the aspirants of Indian Forest Service Examination will have to appear in the Indian Civil Service Examination (Preliminary) 2014 or CSP 2014 on August 24, 2014 . Those who qualify the CSP preliminary will take the IFS 2014.

In short, those who want to appear in Indian Forest Service Examination 2014 need to apply for Indian Civil Service Examination 2014 Preliminary, which is good thing as earlier everyone has to give lengthy theoretical subject papers, irrespective of his/her aptitude and seriousness.

Educational And Age Eligibility for IFS 2014 :

Age Limit : Not less than 21 years and not more than 32 years as on 1st August 2014. The upper age is relaxable for SC/ST/OBC and certain other categories of candidates to the extent specified in the Notice.

Educational Qualification : Bachelor’s degree of any recognised university with at least one of the subjects namely Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Botany, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics and Zoology or a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Forestry or in Engineering or an equivalent qualification.

Physical Standards : Candidates must be physically fit according to the Regulations given in notice.

Number of attempts : The maximum number of attempts permissible to different categories of aspirants, who are otherwise eligible, will be as (i) General Category – 6 attempts, (ii) OBC – 9 attempts (iii) SC/ST – No limit

How To Apply: An application fee of Rs.100/- is to be paid either by depositing the money in any Branch of SBI by cash, or by using net banking facility of SBI, State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur/State Bank of Hyderabad/State Bank of Mysore/State Bank of Patiala/ State Bank of Travancore or by using Visa/ Master Credit/ Debit card. Female/SC/ST/PH candidates are exempted from payment of fee for Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination.

All applications must apply Online from 31/05/2014 to 30/06/2014 only upto 11.59 PM at http://upsconline.nic.in/mainmenu2.php

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